What the H*LL?! Why is Dreamwave's site down?!! >:(

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:10 pm

Computron wrote:...both suck and blow

Perhaps I was hasty?

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:26 pm

Yeah, I was referring to Masterpiece (MP) Optimus, not a mysterious Alternator Optimus.

You would make a hulk of an Alt out of Megatron because A, he's a leader, and B, since Alternators are popular, there's no reason why Hasbro wouldn't want to cash in more by having Alternators at the 29.99 and 49.99 price points.

And a complete and utter ditto to what Computron said.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:41 pm

I reckon the Alt Megs will be a jet with a different head, like in Machine Wars...

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:34 pm

Or maybe they'll just make a giant Shockwave with a crown, call it Emperor Shockwave, and charge 75 bucks.

All kidding aside, when and if they do introduce jets, it seems as though, given the current pattern, the mythology, and Hasbro's penchant for making money, we're going to see Autobot jets.

Do you think they'll be actual Auto jets (like Swindle and Dead End were to cars) or Autobots stuck into jets (like Shockwave and Ravage)?

Warcry · Post by **Warcry** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:50 pm

Shanti418 wrote:Do you think they'll be actual Auto jets (like Swindle and Dead End were to cars) or Autobots stuck into jets (like Shockwave and Ravage)?

If they did 'Bot jets, I'd expect to see Jetfire, Silverbolt, Skydive, Air Raid and Fireflight, at least; we know they've used the names recently, and they're all prominant characters.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:50 pm

cock.

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:51 pm

A-doodle-doo?

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:54 pm

a-leekie.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:55 pm

I think I'll assume that Besties was referring to the horrid news on the comic front.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:16 pm

Interesting rumour. One I could just about live with.

Ditching Mick's ongoing saga is realistic if they want to pull in new readers. Besides, the fembots were just about to start pouting. Other than that the tale was just staring to get interesting tho.

But... no news on Energon?

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:00 am

spiderfrommars wrote:Interesting rumour. One I could just about live with.

Ditching Mick's ongoing saga is realistic if they want to pull in new readers. Besides, the fembots were just about to start pouting. Other than that the tale was just staring to get interesting tho.

But... no news on Energon?

But what do you think about the exclusive use of Alternators in the G1 comic?

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:13 am

spiderfrommars wrote:But... no news on Energon?

No, and that's something I just realised myself.

I simply took for granted, since they didn't mention any Cybertron comic either..

Shanti418 wrote:But what do you think about the exclusive use of Alternators in the G1 comic?

Shanti, I think it's safe to assume that a grand total of some Transfans, (Spidey included perhaps??), found Best Firsts reply to the situation to be pretty spot on,universal if not.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:01 am

Alright, alright. But, to paraphrase a Pearl Jam lyric that was paraphrasing a John Lennon lyric, "I know it's already been said, can't be said enough, THE G1 ALTERNATORS IDEA IS COCK!"

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:17 am

Shanti418 wrote:I think I'll assume that Besties was referring to the horrid news on the comic front.

That is a safe ssumption.

To be honest my biggest concern is the Gi Joe bit at the end. This clearly demonstrates that once again TFs are ultimatly in the hands of people who have NO IDEA how to milk the spectacular potential that TFs have.

Instead we will get more psuedo cartoon fan wank as our main slice of the G1 loaf and of course people who have no ambitions for TFs beyond a constant rehashing of the same 3 plots and a Sixshot cameo will lap it up like Candi Suxx at a gangbang.

Would like to see Energon concluded. sigh.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:25 am

Shanti418 wrote:
But what do you think about the exclusive use of Alternators in the G1 comic?

I'm neutral. I'll hold judgement till I see it. It doesn't rule out a G1 title completely, just for the time being.

Perhaps the movie is promoting Alternators then?

Anyway, its just a rumour, so I'm not going to speculate too much.

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:24 pm

I can imagine people crying over the fact that Mick's story being ditched, I think it was mostly 'meh' with bits of interest and some confused plots and themes stretched to breaking point.

Oh well, it's hope this story is up to a proper standard.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:53 pm

People just want to see the story end, even if the story is crap. But there's no reason that another company should be forced to follow its ancestor's continuity, any more than DW followed Marvel. And even if DW had lived, Chirs Sachs would have just wrapped it up quickly (and most likely poorly) and people still would be longing for the proper end to Mick's "Transformers:The Movie:The Comic Book" saga.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:55 pm

Best First wrote:people who have no ambitions for TFs beyond a constant rehashing of the same 3 plots and a Sixshot cameo will lap it up like Candi Suxx at a gangbang

DUDE! not while Im drinking Coke, it just shot out of my nose

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:58 am

Shanti418 wrote:People just want to see the story end, even if the story is crap.

There aren't many books I've put down midway through (an unabridged volume of The Stand by Stephen King being chief amongst them, and Hardwired almost made it there) but Dreamwave's G1 series could happily be added to the list...

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:21 am

I've abandoned a couple of King's over the years, though I found later that they are much more palatable if you read the first 50 and last 50 pages, since those are the only places where anything of note happens in his books. When I read the Tommyknockers, for example, I was skipping four chapters at a time in the middle section, with no discernible impact on the story.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:27 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:I've abandoned a couple of King's over the years, though I found later that they are much more palatable if you read the first 50 and last 50 pages, since those are the only places where anything of note happens in his books. When I read the Tommyknockers, for example, I was skipping four chapters at a time in the middle section, with no discernible impact on the story.

Sad, but totally true...